G02B 26/00
Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or
Official title: Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements (control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein G02F1/00)
G02B26/00 (Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or) appears on 23,083 US grants and 23,162 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 23,083
- Published applications
- 23,162
- Assignees
- 4,485
- Inventors
- 29,094
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 58 | 0 |
| 1977 | 45 | 0 |
| 1978 | 69 | 0 |
| 1979 | 37 | 0 |
| 1980 | 45 | 0 |
| 1981 | 67 | 0 |
| 1982 | 53 | 0 |
| 1983 | 62 | 0 |
| 1984 | 59 | 0 |
| 1985 | 77 | 0 |
| 1986 | 90 | 0 |
| 1987 | 95 | 0 |
| 1988 | 94 | 0 |
| 1989 | 132 | 0 |
| 1990 | 125 | 0 |
| 1991 | 137 | 0 |
| 1992 | 148 | 0 |
| 1993 | 185 | 0 |
| 1994 | 154 | 0 |
| 1995 | 175 | 0 |
| 1996 | 237 | 0 |
| 1997 | 269 | 0 |
| 1998 | 362 | 0 |
| 1999 | 386 | 0 |
| 2000 | 363 | 0 |
| 2001 | 407 | 171 |
| 2002 | 479 | 650 |
| 2003 | 489 | 659 |
| 2004 | 628 | 792 |
| 2005 | 632 | 875 |
| 2006 | 731 | 1027 |
| 2007 | 611 | 905 |
| 2008 | 697 | 960 |
| 2009 | 631 | 886 |
| 2010 | 724 | 786 |
| 2011 | 686 | 720 |
| 2012 | 611 | 839 |
| 2013 | 646 | 853 |
| 2014 | 766 | 894 |
| 2015 | 773 | 1059 |
| 2016 | 837 | 969 |
| 2017 | 873 | 996 |
| 2018 | 898 | 1100 |
| 2019 | 1134 | 1262 |
| 2020 | 1063 | 1260 |
| 2021 | 973 | 1279 |
| 2022 | 971 | 1249 |
| 2023 | 982 | 1023 |
| 2024 | 974 | 859 |
| 2025 | 825 | 656 |
| 2026 | 518 | 433 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 26/08Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or16,656
- G02B 26/02Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or2,052
- G02B 26/004Based on a displacement or a deformation of a fluid1,830
- G02B 26/007The movable or deformable optical element controlling the colour, i.e. a spectral1,431
- G02B 26/001Based on interference in an adjustable optical cavity1,346
- G02B 26/06Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or1,136
- G02B 26/002The movement or the deformation controlling the frequency of light77
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